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Indiana Requirements Overview:

Indiana's (IN) CPA exam requirements are very specific relating to accounting and business courses that are required to be taken prior to sitting for the exam. As you are required to obtain 150 credit hours you need to ensure that you have taken the proper mix of classes.

Follow each caption below to ensure that you are qualified to sit for the exam.

Disclosure: Please note that I do my best to keep these requirements up to date but seeing as there are more than 50 states and nations with individual requirements it is difficult for me to keep up with them all. Please verify each requirement with your state board of accountancy to ensure 100% accuracy! 

 

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Education Requirements

What are the education requirements in Indiana?

150 Hours Requirement

IN requires Bachelors degree or above and 150 hours

Accounting Course Requirements

IN requires 24 bachelor level semester hours or 15 graduate level credit hours which must include:
- Financial Accounting
- Auditing
- Tax
- Managerial Accounting 

Business Course Requirements

Additonally, 24 credit hours of Business and Administration and economics courses are required at the undergrad or graduate level. Allows up to 6 computer science courses or the business law requirement below.

Business Law Requirements

IN allows up to 6 semester hours of business law

Ethics Exam

No ethics requirement in Indiana


Age & Residency Requirements

What are the age and residency requirements in Indiana?

US Citizenship Requirement

You are NOT Required for Indiana to be US Citizen to sit for the CPA exam

Residency Requirement

Indiana does NOT require you to be a resident, employee, OR have an office in the state for you to take the CPA exam.

Minimum Age to Sit for the CPA Exam

Indiana does not have a minimum age requirement to sit for the CPA exam

Indiana CPA Exam Fees

How much does it cost to take the CPA exam in Indiana?

Indiana has fairly standard exam fee rates. If you need to re-take a part there is a $50.00 re-application fee that you will have to pay.

Initial Application Fee:

$150.00

Audit:

$195.35

Financial:

$195.35

Regulation:

$176.25

Business:

$176.25

Total:

$893.20

Special Fees:

$50.00 Re-examination application fee


Already Passed The CPA Exam in Indiana? Here Are The CPA License Requirements

Eduacation Requirements:
* Same as requirements to sit for the CPA exam 

Work Experience Requirements: 
* To obtain your CPA license IN requires at least 2 year of public accounting experience and does NOT require the supervision to be performed by an active CPA.


Indiana State Board Contact Info

Indiana Board of Accountancy
Indiana Professional License Agency,
402 West Washington St., Room W072
Indianapolis, IN
46204

Web: www.in.gov/pla/accountancy.htm
Phone: 317-234-3040
Fax: 317-233-5559
Email: accountancy@pla.in.gov, cpaes-in@nasba.org


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He has helped thousands of CPA candidates pass the CPA exam since 2013. You can contact him via email bryan@cpaexamguide.com


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